The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas (TUCA), and the Central Única de Trabalhadores (CUT) held the Trade Union Pre-COP on october 9 and 10 in Brasília. The meeting brought together trade union leaders from several countries and included the participation of representatives from the Political Commission of the Peoples’ Summit, who shared the discussions developed throughout the Summit’s process, particularly on just transition, one of its thematic axes.
During the event, in a panel moderated by Sebastián Muñoz, the president of CUT Pará, Vera Paoloni (CUT), the national coordinator of the Small Farmers’ Movement (MPA/Via Campesina) Anderson Amaro, and the political coordinator of the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas, Iván González (CSA), presented the process of building the Peoples’ Summit, highlighting the principles guiding its collective construction, the spirit of unity in diversity, and the main political orientations for dialogue with the government. The schedule of the Summit, which will take place from November 12 to 16 in Belém, and the importance of creating spaces for action both within and outside climate negotiations were also presented.
A trade union delegation composed mainly of representatives from Latin America, but also from Africa, Asia, and Europe, discussed the connection between the Summit’s agenda and the international objectives of trade unions, particularly the strategy around just transition and other topics to be debated at COP30. The dialogue also addressed the need to strengthen coordination between international trade union actions and the mobilization of the Peoples’ Summit.
The Summit invited trade unions to contribute to the enrichment of its thematic axes, bringing workers’ voices to the discussions and joining the mass mobilization on November 15. Unions were also invited to collaborate in the dialogue that will present the final declaration to the President of the COP, Ambassador Correa del Lago, who attended the Trade Union Pre-COP along with representatives of the Brazilian government.
Finally, the Summit’s representatives reaffirmed their commitment to unity in confronting the far-right agenda, defending a Latin America free of military bases, and promoting peace, sustainable alternatives, unity, and the strengthening of democracy across the region.
Photo: Naira Leal
